New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-01-19
THE WAY HIS MOTHER DID.
HELEN M. WINSI,OW-

sga.5ss@ NINSLON-
/ cured my jeremiah of thinking
that he could cook jest as his mother
did easy enough. 1t was the week be-
fore Thanksgiving, and says I, at the
breakfast table one morning:
Jeremiah" says /, eeI billed my
meat yesterday, and if you'll bring in
that jug OF cider molasses that you
put into the ice house to keep cool
through the summer, I'll make up my
smince pies to-day"
A simple remark enough, and inno-
cent, but who can tell what a word
may bring forth?
II wish,'' says the pardner OF my
Joys. and (when he can't dodge them)
OF my SORROWS, II wish I could taste
OF some of my mothers pies again.
Them was pies as was pies
Now, I know that il Philura Jane
81 ones can do one thing better than
another, it is to make a mince pie,
but KEEP calm outwardly. "
chow was they NADER" says I,
what was the 1ngregiences?"
'Wal,' says he, II used to watch
her every Thanksgivin' time; and if
you'd hear to me, I believe [ could
tell jest how. Hi! wasn't they good,
though? YUM, believe could make
lem myself.'' .."...s ..5
Perhaps you'd BETTER says I
coolly.
II cam" says he, can declare for
all tryin' to boss a woman round-I
will"
1 couldn't help but laugh to see
him go to work. I got him my big
check apron, and tied it on. drought
eout the flour and the lard. and the
sateratus, and the salt and the spice.
drawer. and the sugar-box. Jeremiah
he went out and got the cider molas-
SEES. The meat and apples was already
onhhe old table. .0.l
''"Ihere!' says jeremiah. CHOW I'll
show you something about pies"
said nothing, but went to washing
up the breakfast dishes and sweeping
up.
'Idon't get to baking SO early as
this. generally" says l. ttYou've got
81 good start"
20, yes he answered in his gayest
tone, "t'won't be no time afore I
have them pies all settin' in row on
the butterv shelf. Hain't you got no
sour milk?''
"Why. yes" says I, "but you don
want it for mince pies!''
who's maxim these pies?'' says he.
Ny mother always used to make
sour milk piecrust, and believe it
WOULD taste good once more
So brought the sour milk. He
dipped out about two quarts OF it in
my big yellow mixing dish.
"Where's the short nin?' says he.
There's the lard, and there's the
butter here if you'd rather have it,
<'My mother used lard, = says he
Where's a, dish to melt it in?''
got him a dish.
Most folks rub their shortening in
ito che -four" says l.
my mother didn't" says he. "As
II said before, who's maxim these
pies? II ] am
81 won't say another word, y says I.
i've had experience in managing a
NOpinionated parlner before.
He stirred his melted LARD into his
sour milk, and it rose to the top in
little Jumps. Then he begun to stir in
-four I see he hadn't put in any
s3ateratus, but knew him too we'll to
venture to say SO. Jeremiah Jones
sometimes needs to attend the school
kept by Experience.
He stirred and stirred and stirred.
When he finally got it thick enough,
there was batter enough. such BIS it
was, to make several dozen pies.
s.These pies are goin' to be SO good, !"
says he; "we'll make up q lot OF EN-.
Where's the pie plates?"
brought them to him all buttered
and he begun to roll out his crust.
BY this time it was so thick that it
could scarcely be induced to roll out
i at all, but he worked nobly. When
he got his first piece rolled down TIC
about an inch in thickness, he stopped
and looked at it.
81 like a good thick crust, myself
says he. An inch thick amt toe
{ much for real juicy inside.
tsNo," I answered. comic rting my
sell with the thought that his crust
wouldn't rise up to call him blessed
I 1.-The way most sour milk crusts do
By the time he had rolled out fou1
nnder-crusts, and used perhaps one
eight OF his batter. he laid down hi
.roll,ngpin. !.
s.shan't Ichop your meat for your
says /.
i.No, sir-e-e!" sayshe. Who's max
a these pies? wish't you hadn'
chopped the apples. I've got an oven
..ul rolled out, aud now I'll inaketh
inside. Where's the chopin trays
s.Did your mother have anybody t
aand things, Or did she get them he'